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Martyn Jacques is a British singer and accordion player. He is the founder of the cult underground band Tiger Lillies.
He spent a lot of years in order to train his characteristic castrato-style voice, while living above a brothel in Soho for seven years.
In his Tiger Lillies appearances, Jacques sings about pimps, prostitutes, drug addicts, losers and other eccentric characters, picturing them in impressive detail.
He is the musical director of the junk opera Shockheaded Peter .
